A special welcome to all our new starters this term.
Along with this newsletter is a DIARY DATES leaflet and a LIST OF CLUBS & ACTIVITIES which specify the first date of each club.
Remember to bring instruments / PE kits on the correct days and to check collection times.
A few reminders for the new term:
SCHOOL START AND END OF DAY
PROCEDURES
The school will be unlocked
at 8.30am to allow children to put their bags on their pegs before going on the
front playground. At 8.45am (on the ring
of the bell) any parents who are in school should exit the building to allow the
children line up for their teachers.
If you allow your child to
walk home we require you to complete a form from the office please (if you have
not previously done so), else we will be unable to let your child leave school
at the end of the day.
Please advise the class
teacher of any changes to normal
collection arrangements in writing.
PROCEDURE
FOR ABSENCES & LATE ARRIVALS
If your child is ill
or going to be late:
STATE YOUR CHILDS NAME, CLASS & REASON for absence or
lateness
If they are likely to
be off for more than one day, state which day they will be back, if you do not know how long they will be off: you must ring EVERY MORNING
Please
read the enclosed copy of ‘Attendance – Parent Guide’.
HALF-TERMLY DINNER PAYMENT
– FOR SEPTEMBER
DINNER MONEY (whether paid weekly or half-termly) should be paid on a MONDAY.
ALL HALF-TERMLY PAYMENTS ARE TO BE MADE BY THE FIRST MONDAY FOLLOWING THE START OF EACH
HALF TERM.
There are 38 days this
term. The cost for lunch every day will be = £83.60
Don’t forget you can pay
for the whole term for 1/2/3 or 4 days a week too.
Weekly payments:
5 days £11.00 4
days £8.80 3 days £6.60
2 days £4.40 1
day £2.20
Cheques should be made payable to
Suffolk County Council (SCC) with your child’s name and class WRITTEN ON THE
BACK please.
ALL DINNER MONEY SHOULD BE
HANDED TO THE TEACHER IN AN ENVELOPE THAT STATES: Child’s
Name + Child’s Class + Which days dinner money is for
DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT IS MONDAY 9 SEPTEMBER, PLEASE.
DINNER MONEY CARRYOVER
We would like to notify
parents that as there is no increase to school meal prices in the Autumn we are
carrying over any dinner money overpayments from the Summer term.
Please see the attached
information leaflet regarding applying for Free School Meals.
SCHOOL LETTERS BY EMAIL ......
If
you would like to register please email us on admin@hitchams.suffolk.sch.uk.
Those who are already
registered do not need to re-register.
FRIENDS PAMPER EVENING
& END OF SUMMER TERM CAKE STALL
The Friends are delighted
to let parents know they raised £312 at the Pamper evening, & £116 at the
cake stall. Thanks go to everyone who supported these events.
SUMMER ART COMPETITION REMINDER
– DESIGN OUR SCHOOL CARD
Don’t forget to enter your
card design at the office by Friday 13 September for judging.
AMENDMENT - KS2 SATS
RESULTS
We reported some incorrect
figures at the end of last term due to the calculations including 2 pupils who
joined our school after the tests were taken.
Grammar, Punctuation
Level 4 and above 88% 71%
90%
Level 5 and above 40% 46% 33%
GARDENING CLUB
Gardening Club will
continue WITH THE SAME CHILDREN AS LAST TERM until the October half term when
it will finish for the winter. It will
re-launch after February half term when a
new letter will be sent out for new children to join.
LOST PROPERTY
We have a large bag full of
un-named uniform at the school office.
If, over the summer, you have
found that you are missing any items please claim them at the start of
term. PLEASE NAME ALL CLOTHES & PROPERTY
Any unclaimed items will be
given to the charity shop within 2 weeks of the start of term.
CAPTIVATE DRAMA
Fancy getting into
something new this term? Come along to a fun-filled drama club on
Thursdays from 4-5pm at St. Michael's Rooms, Framlingham. Develop
creativity, widen your circle of friends and build confidence. Ages
5+. Free, no obligation taster session - Thursday 5th September.
Contact Ali - 07867 807144 to reserve a space.
We will again be collecting
the vouchers for this – please pop any you may have in the box outside the
school office, until 27 October. Thank you.
MESSAGE FROM MRS ARMSTRONG
I would like to say a huge
thank you to all of the pupils and staff at Sir Robert Hitcham's School, both
past and present, for everything they did to make my final week at the
school so special and so memorable. The cards and scrapbooks were full of
lovely pictures and messages, which I will treasure for a very long time, and
the pieces of music, songs and poems included in my leaving assembly
were fantastic. I'm still laughing at some of the words! Since
being given my smart new bicycle, it has been in use regularly as the
weather has been good enough for me to cycle to my new job almost every day, so
thank you very much to everyone who contributed towards that and to all of
the other gifts that were presented to me. The staff and governors
also gave me a wonderful send-off on the last night of term, and I would like
to thank all of them for helping to make it exactly the kind of evening I
wanted. Framlingham, and this school in particular, will always have a
special place in my heart and I know there will be occasions when I pop
back to see everyone again, so I will look forward to seeing some of you from
time to time.
Best wishes to you all for
this coming school year, Gillian Armstrong.
